Sydney University professor Barry Spurr and his legal team, headed by Sydney silk Arthur Moses QC, have reached a confidential settlement with New Matilda over the publication of the professor’s private emails. And other media tidbits of the day.

It’s hard to move beyond the cliches about poor, morally superior artists struggling against the rich and powerful who exploit and profit from their talents, but changes to re-sale laws require a more realistic view.

Documents obtained by WikiLeaks indicate the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal would put local industry at the mercy of America’s copyright and IP laws. Could this hurt Australia’s capacity to innovate in business?

@rupertmurdoch No excuses for phone hacking. No argument. No excuses either for copyright stealing, but plenty of ignorant argument! There are no excuses for copyright “stealing” — nor are there excuses for falling for the fallacy of invincible ignorance. A New Zealand judge denied bail to Kim Dotcom earlier this week, the founder of cyberlocker Megaupload. This means that […]